Gambia beat Sierra Leone to qualify for U20 Africa Cup of Nations
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Gambiana
Gambia’s under-20 side beat Sierra Leone 2-0 in the WAFU-A tournament semi-final in Bamako to qualify for the Africa U20 Cup of Nations. Agibou Dibba and Francis Gomez scored before half-time; Gambia will face Senegal or Guinea in the final, according to Gambiana.
The Gambia qualified for the Africa Under-20 Cup of Nations by beating Sierra Leone 2-0 in the semi-finals of the WAFU-A qualifiers in Bamako, Mali, according to Gambiana. The Young Scorpions also secured a place in the West African regional tournament’s final.
Agibou Dibba opened the scoring in the eighth minute after Sierra Leone’s defence failed to clear a corner. Francis Gomez doubled Gambia’s lead with a curling shot in the 31st minute. Gambia will face Senegal or Guinea in the final, according to Gambiana.
The qualification extends the Gambian U20 team’s run, following their progress to the WAFU-A semi-finals, announced on 21 October in a previous report on the semi-finals. It comes after they drew with Liberia on 15 October in the previous stage of the qualifiers.
